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City of Lovington population: 9693 (2006 American Fact Finder)
Lea County population: 56,719 (2006 American Fact Finder)
Elevation: 3,600 feet
Summer Average Temperature: 79.3 degrees
Winter Average Temperature: 41.2 degrees
Annual Average Precipitation: 14.9"
Sunshine Days per Year: 320
City of Lovington website: lovington.leaco.net
Economic Base: Ranching, state/county and city government, oil field and dairy industries.
Lovington is the county seat. The community was named for brothers Robert Florence Love and James B. Love, settlers. The latitude of Lovington is 32.943N. The longitude is -103.348W. It is in the Mountain Standard time zone.
Lovington is the hometown of star NFL football player Brian Urlacher. Lovington is also the former home of professional golfers Ronnie Black and Sean Murphy. Paul L. Foster, billionaire philanthropist and President of Western Refining is also formerly from Lovington.
(All numbers (575) unless otherwise indicated)
Emergency: 911
Lea County Humane Society:
Telephone: 392.4638
Lovington Animal Shelter:
Telephone: 396.2884
New Mexico State Police:
Telephone: 392.5588
Lovington Police Department:
Telephone: 396.2811
Lovington Fire Department:
Telephone: 396.7311
Lovington City Hall:
Telephone: 396.2884
Lovington Public Library:
Telephone: 396.3144
Lovington Youth Center:
Telephone: 396.0503
Lovington Aquatic Facility:
Telephone: 396.1110
Lovington Senior Citizens Program:
Telephone: 396.4161
Carlsbad Caverns:
Telephone: 785.2232
Living Desert Zoo and Garden State Park:
Telephone: 887.5516
Lea County Regional Airport:
Telephone: 391.2935
Roswell Airport:
Telephone: 347.5703
Midland International Airport:
Telephone: 432.560.2200
Lubbock International Airport
Telephone: 806.775.2044
Lovington Chamber of Commerce:
Telephone: 396.5311
Hobbs Chamber of Commerce:
Telephone: 397.3202
Jal Chamber of Commerce:
Telephone: 395.2620
Eunice Chamber of Commerce:
Telephone: 394.2755
Tatum Chamber of Commerce:
Telephone: 398.2011
Lea County Event Center:
Telephone: 391.2900
Lea County Museum:
Telephone: 396.4805
Western Heritage Center & Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame:
Telephone: 392.6730
The City of Lovington has Industrial Sites available for lease with direct rail accessibility for those located on the west side of the road. Leases are for a ten (10) year period at $1/acre/year, renewable at the option of the tenant. Utilities available include water and electricity. Currently, Navajo Refining, L.P, (oil refinery); Ramirez & Sons (dirt and asphalt company); and Legendary have industrial site leases.
The Lovington Cheese Plant has the ability to produce 40 million pounds of 40-pound block cheddar cheese.
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